Some people go to school tryin' to learn how to teach   Some people go to school tryin' to learn how to preach   But if you preach without goin' school   Brother you're ain't no preacher, you're an educated fool   And that's all, and that's all      You'd better change your way of livin'   'Cause the good Lord say, that's all      Now a feller, I know it's a wiser man tryin' to   Save all the money that he can   One day undertaker lets him down   Where's he gonna spend that money under the ground   And that's all, and that's all      Now a man come from monkey, some people say   But the Good Book, brother, just don't tell it that way   And if you believe that monkey tale like some folks do   Then I'd rather be that monkey than you   And that's all, and that's all      Well, my little song is ended and my little song is through   And I necessarily mean this song for you   But if you don't like the way the little song goes   Well, it's a mighty good sign that I've been trottin' on your toes   And that's all, and that's all